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Lock refugees in old army camps, Austria's new far-Right vice-chancellor says

Lock refugees in old army camps, Austria's new far-Right vice-chancellor says

Austriaâs new far-Right vice-chancellor has called for refugees to be housed in old army camps and put under a night-time curfew.

Heinz-Christian Strache said asylum-seekers and recognised refugees should be placed in âunderusedâ military barracks and forced to return at night.

âOrder is needed as long as we have an open asylum system," Mr Strache told Austrian television.

Opposition politicians spoke out against the proposals, comparing them to the forced âinternmentâ of refugees, while other government ministers sought to distance themselves from the idea.

Mr Strache became Austrian vice-chancellor last month after his far-Right Freedom Party (FPÃ) joined a coalition under Sebastian Kurz, the 31-year-old chancellor who is the worldâs youngest leader.

Both men campaigned on a hardline policy towards migrants, and the govern ment is already set to introduce tough new measures which include seizing money from asylum-seekers to pay for the cost of their housing.